[SMCARA] Any buddipole users?

[john caplins]

Carlos, 
The Alexloop works but is a compromise antenna in that it is limited in power to 10 watts CW or 20 watts SSB.Due to its size it will almost always be at least an S unit down from an ordinary dipole.  It is also rather expensive and doesn't work on either 80 or 6 meters.  On the plus side it is small, easily set up, provides some directivity and is tunable so you don't need an antenna tuner to go with it.  Would be good for backpacking with a QRP rig.
I recently acquired an RT100 antenna tuner and have decided that it and a tape dipole are going to be my "Go Kit" antenna system.  Grant has a good design for a variable length dipole using two chalk line boxes and bronze fishing line that can be thrown up in a few minutes and I figure that this, along with the RT 100 will tune just about anything.
The Buddiepole and Super Antenna are both good systems as well and I personally would chose either of them over the Alexloop.
John  KC3LX

> Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2013 17:20:21 -0800
> From: gmfarrand at yahoo.com
> To: smcara at mailman.qth.net; cvela90 at hotmail.com
> Subject: Re: [SMCARA] Any buddipole users?
> 
> Yes Carlos, the Super Antenna is easy to setup and easy to tune. You just raise or lower the coil to adjust tuning and then lock in place with a nylon wing bolt.
> 
> Make sure you come by the Elmer Net at 7:30 on Wednesday nights to ask questions and hear lots of good ideas on ham related things like antennas, radios , ect.
>        73 
> 
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> 
> Grant Farrand
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> On Fri, 11/8/13, Carlos <cvela90 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
>  Subject: Re: [SMCARA] Any buddipole users?
>  To: smcara at mailman.qth.net
>  Date: Friday, November 8, 2013, 4:17 PM
>  
>  Interesting choices.  In regards
>  to the EndFedz, how is that different than the proverbial
>  "throwing a wire over a tree" (I don't even know what that
>  is either :-)?
>  
>  The alexloop is interesting and I may look into once I
>  understand its limitations better.
>  
>  The superantenna seems similar to the buddipole but appears
>  easier to reconfigure for different frequencies, correct?
>  
>  Thanks everyone for the info.
>  
>  Carlos
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